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Mermaid Liveaboards/Mermaid 1, Jun, 2012, by Harvey S. Cohen, NJ, US ( Sr. Contributor 27 reports with 18 Helpful votes). Report 6661 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The quality and quantity of sea life was just overwhelming. Check the dive log at the beginning of www[dot]flickr[dot]com/photos/harvey_s_cohen/sets/72157630578769578/ . I was very glad I took a 15L tank, as most dives ran very long (often over an hour). There were a couple of relative beginners (20 or 40 dives) who seemed to do fine, but quite a few dives had challenging current. Great food, great service, wonderful international bunch of divers. The boat is a well-maintained steel twin-engine. After reading reports on other outfits, I'd be reluctant to take one of the many single-engine liveaboards. Starting and ending at Bali made flights a great deal easier. The city of Sanur, where the dive shop is and where the boat docks, is very nice to walk around. And, of course, the beach is wonderful. I had the cheapest cabin-- bunk beds belowdecks at the bow-- and the aircon at night was a bit weak. It was also a bit difficult to avoid whiffs of cigarette smoke from the crew at the bow and the guests at the stern. All in all, an excellent value.
Websites	Mermaid Liveaboards
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Coral Sea / Great Barrier Reef, Galapagos, Gulf of Eilat, Caribbean (many places), New Jersey coast, Dutch Springs, FL Palm Coast, FL Keys.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, currents, no currents
Water Temp	78-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	This is the kind of diving where you surface wherever and the dingy picks you up. Safety stops were either on the divemaster's SMB or the diver's SMB. Most dives we were dropped in a reasonably well-defined area and just explored or drifted until we ran out of gas.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	I don't UWP, but a few others took absolutely wonderful photos-- both big stuff and macro.

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Dive Review of Mermaid Liveaboards/Mermaid 1 in Indonesia/Bali to Komodo

Mermaid Liveaboards/Mermaid 1, Jun, 2012,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Mermaid Liveaboards/Mermaid 1 in
Indonesia/Bali to Komodo